Eric Clapton Recruits Sheryl Crow, Steve Winwood For New Album

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Emerging out of his five-year hiatus, guitar god [lastfm]Eric Clapton[/lastfm] is releasing his 19th solo album in September. Apart from hearing the expected eloquent guitar essence from the renowned musician, fans can expect an untraditional sounding album featuring a slew of famous artists on the tracks.

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Eric Clapton hit the studio for his 19th solo album, Clapton, recruiting the talented assistance from an array of artists including [lastfm]Sheryl Crow[/lastfm], [lastfm]Derek Trucks[/lastfm], [lastfm]Steve Winwood[/lastfm], [lastfm]Wynton Marsalis[/lastfm], and [lastfm]Allen Toussaint[/lastfm]. Clapton is his first release since the 2005 Back Home, and hits stores on September 28th.

Clapton took a more organic approach to recording this album, which includes a 14-track mix of covers of obscure traditional an country-blues songs along with new material specially written for the album.

“This album wasn’t what it was intended to be at all,” he said. “It’s actually better than it was meant to be because, in a way, I just let it happen. It’s an eclectic collection of songs that weren’t really on the map—and I like it so much because if it’s a surprise to the fans, that’s only because it’s a surprise to me, as well.”

We can’t wait to hear what the surprising material sounds like, and some lucky fans have heard a taste of the new record on his recent tours previewing tracks like “Rocking Chair” and “When Someone Thinks You Are Wonderful.” The first single from the album is “Run Back To Your Side,” which you can boogie on down to below.